This year’s NBA Finals features two NBA teams that are here for the first time in the history of their franchises. The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks will go at it starting on June 8th. One thing is for sure, one of these teams will be a happy first-time winner. The comment by Shaq when he was brought to Miami continues to loom large. This is going to be perhaps the Heat’s best shot at bringing home an NBA championship.

The Mavericks kept firing away year after year, but now they have finally broken through. The Miami Heat will be a pretty sizable challenge for them, but after getting by the Spurs and the Suns, the Mavs probably feel like they can take on anyone. The Mavericks are favored by 4.5 in game one. The under/over is 193. The Mavericks are favored by -160 to win the series and the NBA Championship. It’s going to be an exciting series.